Chinatown, Anywhere
Chinese immigrants helped give reggae its start in Kingston, Jamaica. They brought chowmein to Calcutta, India, “became black” in South Africa, and are remaking fast fashion in Prato, Italy.
Today 40 million people of Chinese descent live outside China. Collectively, they represent the largest diaspora in the world.
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I'm a Taiwanese-American writer exploring Chinese communities around the world. Follow me as I blog my six-continent trek.
Featured Stories
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One Big Conspiracy (Theory)
06 October 2011 3:07 PM | No Comments -
Sesame Prawn Toast and Other Gastronomic Oddities from London’s Chinatown
13 December 2010 9:06 PM | 2 Comments -
The New Italians
01 November 2010 1:37 PM | 2 Comments -
Ciao from Tuscany
24 October 2010 2:41 PM | 8 Comments -
Jakarta, Day 14: Siska’s Story from the Indonesian Riots
18 April 2010 3:19 AM | 3 Comments -
The Chinatown Shuttle: Better Than New York’s Subway
01 June 2010 10:46 AM | 3 Comments -
Going Door to Door in Chinatown, Zambia
21 June 2010 3:43 AM | 2 Comments -
Priced Out of New York’s Chinatown
07 June 2010 7:38 PM | 6 Comments -
The Last Chinese School in Calcutta
15 June 2010 11:05 PM | 20 Comments -
Meet the Italian-Chinese
09 July 2010 3:05 AM | 3 Comments -
Final Boarding Call: Beijing to Brooklyn
30 July 2010 9:56 AM | 2 Comments -
De Bamboo Express
27 August 2010 4:07 PM | No Comments -
How to Tell Japs from Chinese (or What I Learned on My Summer Vacation)
06 September 2010 5:45 PM | 4 Comments -
“Made in Italy” = The New “Made in China”?
13 September 2010 2:39 PM | 1 Comment -
Postcard Profile: John from Milan
30 September 2010 1:04 PM | 1 Comment
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